Table 4 Relation between demographic and clinical characteristics and the quality index obtained from the IQCARO QoC Decalogue
n | Quality index – mean (SD) | Quality index – Spearman’s correlation | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex* | 0.003 | |||
Male | 276 | 8.4 (2.2) | ||
Female | 463 | 7.9 (2.6) | ||
Age (years)# | 0.166 | <0.001 | ||
Educational background* | 0.053 | |||
High | 312 | 7.9 (2.6) | ||
Medium/low | 429 | 8.2 (2.4) | ||
Current employment status& | 0.004 | |||
Employed | 409 | 8.2 (2.3) | ||
Work disabled | 97 | 7.9 (2.8) | ||
Unemployed | 87 | 7.3 (2.7) | ||
Type of IBD* | 0.523 | |||
Crohn’s disease | 428 | 8.1 (2.4) | ||
Ulcerative Colitis | 308 | 8.1 (2.4) | ||
Number of years since diagnosis# | 0.116 | 0.002 | ||
Follow-up performed by a digestive specialist* | <0.001 | |||
Yes | 713 | 8.2 (2.3) | ||
No | 31 | 4.5 (3.2) | ||
Type of doctor that routinely monitors the patient* | ||||
Specialized gastroenterologist | 569 | 8.5 (2.2) | <0.001 | |
General gastroenterologist | 153 | 7.1 (2.7) | ||
Number of scheduled visits in the last year# | 0.086 | 0.024 | ||
History of surgery* | 0.314 | |||
Yes | 255 | 8.2 (2.3) | ||
No | 488 | 8.0 (2.5) | ||
Number of surgical interventions# | -0.027 | 0.675 | ||
Ostomy * | 0.272 | |||
Yes | 255 | 8.2 (2.3) | ||
No | 488 | 8.0 (2.5) | ||
Self-reported disease activity in the preceding year* | <0.001 | |||
Inactive/mild | 434 | 8.5 (2.1) | ||
Moderate/severe | 307 | 7.5 (7.5) | ||
Self-reported disease control in the last two weeks& | 0.01 | |||
Well controlled | 513 | 8.8 (1.9) | ||
Partially controlled | 168 | 6.8 (2.8) | ||
Poorly controlled | 58 | 5.9 (2.8) | ||
Self-reported number of flares in the last year# | -0.188 | <0.001 | ||
Number of admissions due to IBD in the last year# | -0.082 | 0.027 | ||
Number of emergency/unscheduled visits due to IBD in the preceding year# | -0.244 | <0.001 | ||
Centre size (number of beds) | 0.236 | |||
≤200 | 50 | 7.7 (2.6) | ||
201–500 | 170 | 8.0 (2.5) | ||
501–1000 | 321 | 8.3 (2.3) | ||
>1000 | 178 | 8.0 (2.4) |